The Government of British Columbia has announced that it is fast-tracking the recruitment of international doctors in order to bolster its health sector. The province recently conducted a coordinated recruitment campaign in the US, which yielded over 700 job applications from health professionals. This was made possible by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s recent bylaw changes, which reduced the steps to full licensure in BC for US-trained and internationally-trained doctors. This includes permitting select US-trained doctors to become fully licensed in BC without further assessment, examination, or training, and waiving the requirement for internationally-trained doctors to hold the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada.
